Jazz Orchestra of the Delta
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The Jazz Orchestra of The Delta is a 17 piece concert jazz orchestra based primarily out of Memphis, Tennessee
. The group was founded in 1998 and had their first CD release in 2003, "Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter
" on Summit Records
featuring vocalist Sandra Dudley and jazz trumpeter Marvin Stamm
which received numerous reviews and four out of five stars in Allmusic Guide.
The group features studio musicians in the Mid-South region (Memphis and Nashville) of the United States and has performed numerous concerts to include artistic collaborations with the Memphis Symphony, Ballet Memphis, and Mahogony jazz artist Kathy Kosins. The group primarily features the music of composer/arranger Jack Cooper
, who is the musical director and co-founder of the JOD. Their most recent performance was on Sunday, June 5th, 2011 at the Levitt Shell Ampitheatre Concert series in Memphis, Tennessee.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. The group was founded in 1998 and had their first CD release in 2003, "Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter
Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter
Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter is the first album by the Jazz Orchestra of the Delta and features trumpeter Marvin Stamm and vocalist , this was released in June 2003 on the Summit Records jazz label. The CD has been extensively reviewed across the United States and the U.K...
" on Summit Records
Summit Records
Summit Records, Inc. is an internationally distributed record label that evolved out of the dynamic large brass ensemble, Summit Brass in the late 1980s...
featuring vocalist Sandra Dudley and jazz trumpeter Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm
Marvin Stamm is an American bebop trumpeter.Stamm began on trumpet at age 12. He first attended college at, then known as, Memphis State University and then attended college at North Texas State University where he was a member of the world renowned One O'Clock Lab Band...
which received numerous reviews and four out of five stars in Allmusic Guide.
The group features studio musicians in the Mid-South region (Memphis and Nashville) of the United States and has performed numerous concerts to include artistic collaborations with the Memphis Symphony, Ballet Memphis, and Mahogony jazz artist Kathy Kosins. The group primarily features the music of composer/arranger Jack Cooper
The Chamber Wind Music of Jack Cooper
The Chamber Wind Music of Jack Cooper is the first classical/new music studio recording featuring numerous performing artists recording chamber wind music of the composer on the Centaur Records label.- Music :- Background :...
, who is the musical director and co-founder of the JOD. Their most recent performance was on Sunday, June 5th, 2011 at the Levitt Shell Ampitheatre Concert series in Memphis, Tennessee.